Rotten leaves lay in dark corners,
soggy mud was sprawled through acres of land,
rusty barbed wire lined vast expanse of territory,
dull roots of juicy cane plant projected from the mud,
a strong pair of black bull bathed in rain ponds of
wet mud slurry,
infinite earthworms popped from beneath cocoons of
ground,
long snakes buried themselves in dark holes,
multilegged caterpillar crawled through open skin of
wild flower,
a family of untamed rabbit trespassed for nibbling
fruit,
the apple trees swayed with gusty currents of humid
wind,
as ripened fruits incorporated with natural sweet
juice,
fell in paltry amounts from the angular wood branch.

the golden sun rose behind the V shaped hill,
cast its first burning rays on the fertile land,
gradually awakening the husky farmer,
tossing in blissful fantasies of sleep,
to start his routine ploughing activity for the
succeeding day.

the mesmerizing sunlight took its toll on him,
he looked drowned in jubilation amidst the tall
cultivation of sugarcane,
red ants greedily sucking his seasoned blood,
as he strained his eyes to devour the breathtaking
scene,
of sunshine, scarlet apple, juicy sugarcane, chocolate
brown mud,
and gushing waters through gigantic cloth pipes,
it took him a lengthy amount of time to drift into
reality,
and when he did, he saw precious hectares of his own
land,
floating with wealthy crop, tonnes of haphazardly
strewn crimson apple,
he now took a slender pair of shears alongwith bare
blades of country knife,
sliced ripened sugarcane crop, blended the ravishing
juice oozing,
into his large mouth chambers, thoroughly parched in
the dazzling sun.


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